Safety adjustable cutting torch



2 Sheets-Shea?l l Mamas Sfgx T. S. TAYLOR SAFETY ADJUSTABLE CUTTING TORCH Filed May 14, 1931 March 29; 1932.

Marchy 29,` 1932. T. s. TAYLOR SAFETY ADJUSTABLE CUTTING TORCH '2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed May 14, 1931 IL m2 1 l cn w @SW @w ....IAQ. QW u 5-0 and "ends, the invention still furtherresides i Patented Mar; 279, 1932i mnomsenitmnninxmn; FBARTOIWILLE,*fondanteemmene i l sumar mmrsTABLn 4CUTTING TORCH.

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angulrly adjustable head,f is vals@ provided with, aanneming:whereby@Miedema be netted 'ffajthea fiom 0r elegante. the @einemfoutofefheaayplas or .e enable the Opeeatelj te keep bjac'k `o f the, heat zone When the heat-beconestoo intense for his coinfort; f

' been extended to bring the nozzle to the place* l VWhere the flame yis to be applied the angu-l L l larity of ythe nozzle may-'be adjusted by the operator from kadj acent the handle's'o that he Feather, a aan eject Ot the'ieeneon to, provide a torch of an extensible nature, Whose Y nozzle may be placedat any'vangle desired and seeuredin that position'bythe saine meansy which' holds Vthe extensible seotionsf-initheir:

adjusted positions.

Furtheig it is anobjectof the vinvention' to provide anextensibletorch having an angularly adj us'tableY nozzle of; al simple and inexpensive structure in which.' the point of the nozzle may be set `at the desired angle at the same-time the torch-is extended and the nozzleheldin its angularly placed position by virtue of its connection'with the group ofgas 1 pipes that'eonduetthe combustible gas andthe gas, Which supports combustion from the handle to the( nozzle, and in virtue ofv the vmeans which maintains the extensible sections in. flexible orrigid relation to one another once the adjustment Vhas been made.

Furtherjit is anrobject to provide an ex tensible torehrwith an adjustable nozzle so constructed thatwhen vthe torch has once can direct theL nozzle in the mosty convenient manner to the Work.' v K Other objects Will 'in part be obvious and in Vpart ybe pointed out hereinafter. l

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in the novelfdetails4 of construction, i eo'I'bi'n'a` y tionY and arrangement of'pafts'allf Y W jvill beli'irst fullyjdescribed in the 2folle the Y@ tanica-,1' polntd out 111 the appended clailgrref heilig had to the@C'ompehying-dfaweg Figure v l j its contracted acfljustnent with th'e nozzle sti'taightah'ead. j

- Figure sie-a Siae eleventhefuegwch with the torch-extended part my ana the neizzie straight, y *1 '65k Figure 4 is a v'ewsimilart Fig' reg?, showngthe nozzle adjusted to an angletethe axis ofth'etoreh asavhole. igure' isa fdetailsection sl'iotjving the een vping'- connection -between the 'pipes andthe te Figure teils .a lied 1 71-7 -off Figure l loo n1 the drawings, in what like nain reference indicate like partsjin aree l renlasens .thehaedl 1 take, tje-ace@ Y i ,terugweg away-elem bh-ei reguiaungyite fertile me, @theta gen contri llve,,-'ajr'iclf thefc'oiitr l iertemey i ffmuonaadgper are' het 'fmy f ffieueneouplmgs1118 e@ 'thatthe Seetionsmay 100 be telescoped together when the coupling is loosened or extended more or less and thereafter held in position by tightening the coupling.

The nozzle head 12 carries the usual tip 13 and is mounted on the elbows 14 of the ducts 8a and 9a so as to have pivotal .movement on a. transverse axis. For this purpose the nozzle has threaded co-axial bosses l5 similar in construction to those shown in Figure 4 of the Wright patent aforesaid, or any suitable trunnion-like or swivel connection may be A used. f

16 isan elbow at the end of the duct 10al which is similarl connected to the threaded boss 17, the latter being o'tlset to the rear from the bosses 15 so as to be eccentric thereto.

` It should be understood that the number of telescopic sections of pipe constituting the ducts 8-8a, 9-9a and 10`10az may be varied to suit requirements. For convenience of illustration only two sections have beenshown in the drawings. I

The torch is'so made that allV joints are flexible and gas-tight so as to enable the operator to change the length of the torch or the angle ofthe head while in actual use. Of course, the joints can be made rigid by tightening up the adjusting nuts. However, in

ractice, this is usually unnecessary. All ]oints being gas-tight and {iexible the torch can be lengthened or shortened or the angle of the head changed without the use of wrenches or other tools while in actual use.

The articular arrangement of the control valves, andle, nozzle and ducts for carrying the acetylene and oxygen may be `of any ap# proved type, save that the ducts are made telescopic and connected to the nozzle head in the manner illustrated andv described for the pur oses specified. f Y

rom the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought the complete construction, operation and advantages of my invention will be clear to those skilled in the art to lwhich it relates.

What I claim is z 1. In torches, the combination with a handle having the usual valved inlets for the combustible gas and the supporter of combastion, and a nozzle, combined with a plurality of telescopic ducts leading from the handle to the nozzle, and means pivotally con necting said nozzle to a pair of said ducts on a common axis, and means pivotally connecting another of said ducts to saidr nozzle on an axis olf-set to said common'axis whereby the nozzle may be setr at any of a series of angles, and means holding the telescopic sections of the ducts in gas-tight relation to one another.

2. In torches, the combination with a handle having the usual valved inlets for the combustible gas and the supporter of combustion, and a nozzle; combined with a pluralit of telescopic ducts leading from the han le to the nozzle, means pivotally connecting said nozzle to a pair of said ducts on a common axis, means connecting another of said ducts to said nozzle on an axis parallel to the common axis but ofi-set therefrom whereby with said pair of ducts held against telescopic movement the third duct may be moved telescopically and thereby angularly adjust the nozzle, and means for holding the telescopic sections of the ,ducts in gas-tight relation. 3.1 In torches having a handle, a nozzle head and a nozzle carried by said head, combined with a pluralit of gas pipes connecting said handle with sai head and ivotally connected to said headk on two paralllel axes, said pipeseach being composed of telescopic sections, Vand means holding the sections of each pipe in gas-tight relation to, one another.

4. InA torches having a handle, a nozzle head and a nozzle carried by said head, combined with a lurality of gas pipes connecting said hand e with said head and pivotally connected to said head on two .parallel axes, said pipes each being'composed of telescopic sections, and means holding the sections of each pipe in gas-tight relation to one another, said means comprisin packed couplings ysecured to the endso one pipe section y*and slidable on the next adjacent pipe section.

THOMAS SAMUEL TAYLOR.

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